Greenwood TownshipIL
A town of 15,270, settled in 1849.
Is Greenwood Township a good place to live?
Greenwood Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A− overall, ranked 273rd of 767 in Illinois, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is schools: its schools rank ahead of 75% of Illinois towns. It also does better than most on incomes: the median household earns $98K. A typical home there costs about $257K, 2.8 years of the Chicago metro’s $91K median household income. On hazard risk, just 89 of Illinois’ 1,285 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Bystricky Prairie, at 873 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns.
What makes Greenwood Township stand out
Where Greenwood Township beats most towns.
96% of working residents leave Greenwood Township for work
Where Greenwood Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Greenwood Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Greenwood Township is from typical.
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Moving to Greenwood Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenwood Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Greenwood Township.
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Greenwood Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 2009, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenwood Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
For schools, Greenwood Township earns an A−
Its public schools are run by Woodstock CUSD 200. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Woodstock North High School, with 915 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verda Dierzen Early Learning CtrLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 675 | – |
| Woodstock North High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 915 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Greenwood Township
Greenwood Township has 1,704 jobs for its 7,076 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Greenwood Township for work: only 4% work in town. At 31 minutes, Greenwood Township’s average trip to work is above both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 4.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Greenwood Township.
| Greenwood Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $98,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 8.4% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Greenwood Township has set aside 9.4% of its land for conservation
For Greenwood Township, that is against 3.6% in Illinois’ towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. 9.3 miles of trail in 12 parks and preserves.
| Greenwood Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.4% | 3.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boone Creek Conservation Area | 3.1 mi | 696 |
| 2. Bates Park | 1 mi | 25 |
| 3. Wolf Oak Woods Preserve | 0.9 mi | 30 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Greenwood Township is healthier than 71% of U.S. towns
Greenwood Township beats the Illinois average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 32% of Greenwood Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Greenwood Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 77% | 78% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Greenwood Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.6% | 7.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.5% | 15.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Greenwood Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Greenwood Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Greenwood Township’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Six Flags Great America and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenwood Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
37 mi Stadium & arenaAllstate Arena
12 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
35 mi MuseumMcDonald's #1 Store Museum
25 mi TheatreAlpine Valley Music Theatre
in town TheatreWoodstock Opera HousePhoto credits
Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Allstate Arena: Nkon21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · McDonald's #1 Store Museum: Bruce Marlin, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Alpine Valley Music Theatre: chad davis, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Woodstock Opera House: HrAtsuo, CC0
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Everything we know about Greenwood Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Greenwood Township
About 4 of every 100 Greenwood Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Greenwood Township
Village in Illinois, United States
Greenwood is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is a commuter village, part of the Chicago metropolitan area It was incorporated as a village on April 4, 1995. The population was 324 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1995
- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
Greenwood Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Greenwood Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Township | #273 | A− | B− | — | A− | B+ |
| Dorr Township | #138 | A | C | — | A− | B+ |
| McHenry Township | #452 | B− | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Hartland Township | — | — | D | — | B | B |
| Woodstock | #101 | A | C+ | A− | A− | B+ |
| Hebron Township | — | — | B+ | — | B− | B+ |
| Bull Valley | — | — | C− | A+ | B+ | A− |
Hartland Township, Hebron Township and Bull Valley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Greenwood Township, Dorr Township, McHenry Township, Hartland Township and Hebron Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Greenwood Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Greenwood Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Greenwood Township, IL a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Greenwood Township grades A− overall, better than 76% of U.S. towns and #273 of 767 in Illinois. It grades B+ for health and A− for schools.
Is Greenwood Township, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.